Dmitriy Gelfand

Mating Call

Seventeen minutes. I can’t mess this up. Seventeen minutes. It’s all the time in the world. That’s what Dr. Pritchard said. If I can just walk over the right way maybe she’ll fall for it. Maybe she’ll accept the heart-shaped locket. The key is not to walk too fast. You can’t succeed if you look like you’re in a rush. But it is seventeen minutes after all. We’re all in a rush.